by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Biology Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Sewanee - The University of the South. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in biology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The biology major at Sewanee is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for Sewanee.
Part-time undergraduates at Sewanee paid an average of $1,465 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $46,960 | $46,960 |
| Fees | $272 | $272 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,700 | $13,700 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,750 | $1,750 |
Learn more about Sewanee tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Biology students who received their bachelor’s degree at Sewanee took out an average of $19,000 in student loans. That is 19% lower than the national average of $23,366.
Sewanee does not offer an online option for its biology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Sewanee Online Learning page.
About 65.6% of the students who received their BS in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 66.0%.
Around 15.6% of biology bachelor’s degree recipients at Sewanee in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 26 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 32 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 12 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 5 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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